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Archibald J Abernethy 1876 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1876

Birth Location: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, SHI, SCT

Death Date: 24 May 1955

Death Location: Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: James ABERNETHY

Mother: Margaret GAIR

Spouse(s): Jessie LAUGHTON

Children(s): Ilma Abernethy, Alexander Abernethy, Leslie Abernethy

The story of Archibald J Abernethy began in 1876 in Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, SHI, SCT. Archibald J Abernethy married Jessie Margaret LAUGHTON, and had children including Ilma Jessie Ann Margaret Abernethy, Alexander William Abernethy, Leslie Roger Abernethy. Archibald J Abernethy passed away in 1955 in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Archibald J Abernethy began in 1876 in Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, SHI, SCT.
  • Archibald J Abernethy married Jessie Margaret LAUGHTON, and had children including Ilma Jessie Ann Margaret Abernethy, Alexander William Abernethy, Leslie Roger Abernethy.
  • Archibald J Abernethy passed away in 1955 in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James ABERNETHY
1846 – 1922
Birth Location: Sands, orkney and zetland
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Margaret GAIR
1843 – 1917
Birth Location: Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jessie LAUGHTON
1880 – 1963
Birth Location: Tingwall, Shet. Is., Scot
JL

Children(s)

Ilma Abernethy
1905 –
Birth Location: 1905/741
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Alexander Abernethy
1908 –
Birth Location: 1908/11628
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Leslie Abernethy
1910 –
Birth Location: 1910/18683
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Archibald Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Abernethy
1876 – 1955
Birth Place: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, SHI, SCT
Parents
James John ABERNETHY
1846 – 1922
Sands, orkney and zetland
Margaret GAIR
1843 – 1917
Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
John (A.) ABERNETHY
1801 – 1871
Walls, ork and zetland
Christina HENDERSON
1809 – 1892
Aithsting, ork and zetland
Jeremiah GEAR
1816 – 1900
Queyness, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland
Ann ISBESTER
1820 – 1892
Brugarth, Whiteness, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Abernethy
1762 – 1841
Barbara Abernethy
1770 – 1810
Alexander Henderson
1775 –
Elizabeth Hanson
William GAIR
1787 – 1857
Margaret Isbister
1802 – 1865
Henry ISBISTER
1788 – 1841
Margaret Chappie
1790 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Abernethy
1735 – 1796
Helen Twatt
1736 –
Laurence Henderson
Andrina Hawick
Henry Isbister
1760 – 1841
Barbara Tait
1762 – 1841
Henry Isbister
1760 – 1841
Barbara Tait
1762 – 1841
Henry Chappie
1747 – 1800

Archibald Abernethy's Descendants

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Archibald (J) Abernethy (6 Oct 1876 – 24 May 1955) m. Jessie (Margaret) LAUGHTON (Abt. 1880 – 1963)
  1. 1. Ilma (Jessie Ann Margaret) Abernethy (1905 – )
  2. 2. Alexander (William) Abernethy (1908 – )
  3. 3. Leslie (Roger) Abernethy (1910 – )

Archibald Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1876
6 Oct 1876
Birth of Archibald J Abernethy in Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, SHI, SCT
Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, SHI, SCT
1955
24 May 1955
Age 79
Death of Archibald J Abernethy in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Ayres of Strome, Whiteness, SHI, SCT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1955
    Event Place: Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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